Project Gutenberg 2011-10-10 Public domain in the USA. 102 Alberger, John 1809 1889 Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues Produced by David Widger "Monks, Popes, and their Political Intrigues" by John Alberger is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The work presents a critical examination of the Catholic Church as a political organization, delving into its perceived conspiratorial designs against the liberties of the American republic. Alberger draws heavily on historical documents, papal letters, and testimonies to support his arguments regarding the Church's political ambitions. The opening of the text sets a provocative tone, outlining the author’s aim to expose the Catholic Church as a historically significant political force rather than a purely spiritual entity. Alberger argues that the Church operates as a complex and influential mechanism involved in political maneuvering, emphasizing its historic ambitions for control and dominion over societies. The introduction features references to various political figures and religious doctrines, framing an assertion that the Church, underneath its religious façade, has sought to dominate secular authority throughout history, causing harm to social liberties and governance. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Catholic Church Church and state Catholic Church -- United States BX Text Browsing: History - Religious Browsing: Religion/Spirituality/Paranormal 714314 714312 2024-09-16T04:31:33.157187 2023-09-16T11:00:19.925580 text/html text/html 703871 2013-01-26T17:39:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 244671 2013-01-26T17:39:00 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 307926 2024-09-16T04:31:40.437148 application/epub+zip 318780 2024-09-16T04:31:34.794169 application/epub+zip 318780 2024-09-16T04:31:33.804200 application/epub+zip 589271 2024-09-16T04:31:45.294107 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554502 2024-09-16T04:31:39.783134 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 554492 2022-09-17T09:13:54.355780 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 644471 644464 2024-09-16T04:31:32.688266 2023-09-16T11:00:19.479585 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 644374 2011-10-10T11:23:36 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 237396 2011-10-10T11:23:42 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 644370 2011-10-10T11:23:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 237366 2011-10-10T11:23:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20076 2024-09-16T04:31:45.433121 application/rdf+xml 18098 2024-09-16T04:31:34.150149 image/jpeg 4010 2024-09-16T04:31:33.976181 image/jpeg 303344 2024-09-16T04:31:33.213195 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog